Big Ideas in the Great Midwest

Anti-established in 2004.

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The bank that’s highly
un-bank-like.

Fresh mulch smells better when someone else spreads it.

It’s Time to Come Clean.

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WHEN THE SPECS CALL FOR COMMON SENSE.

Helping
Haiti help
itself.

Our name, The Flatland, is an homage to the blue-collar, big-shouldered work ethic you’ll find across the heartland. We’re hands-on, we’re deliberate, and we take pride in building useful things. We approach every rebrand, ad campaign, and marketing effort with rolled-up sleeves and Midwestern resolve.
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The Big Trouble with that Little Logo.

Your logo may be good. Hell, it may be great. But it’s not a magical talisman. It contains absolutely no juju. And—hear us on this—you won’t increase sales by forcing people to stare into it.

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Enough Already with the Dancing.

It’s happening all over. Satisfied customers are spontaneously breaking into dance.

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Your Advertising Agency Cares More About You Than Your Doctor.

Perennially listed among the world’s least-trusted professions, advertising gets a bad rap. But ad people—the good ones, anyway—are incredibly client-focused. Almost to a fault.

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